To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate
Term Limits for Senators and House Representatives
Section 1. No person shall be elected to the office of the Senate more than once, and no person who has held the office of Senate, or acted as a Senator, for more than three years of a term to which some other person was elected Senator shall be elected to the office of the Senate more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of Senate when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of Senate, or acting as Senator, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of Senate or acting as Senator during the remainder of such term. No person holding the office of Senate shall receive a separate pension plan, unless it is combined with other Federal service plans.
Section 2. No person shall be elected to the office of the House of Representatives more than twice, and no person who has held the office of House of Representative, or acted as House of Representative, for more than one year of a term to which some other person was elected House of Representatives shall be elected to the office of the House of Representatives more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of House of Representatives when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of House of Representatives, or acting as House of Representative, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of House of Representatives or acting as House of Representative during the remainder of such term. No person holding the office of House of Representatives shall receive a separate pension plan, unless it is combined with other Federal service plans.
Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.
Section 2. No person shall be elected to the office of the House of Representatives more than twice, and no person who has held the office of House of Representative, or acted as House of Representative, for more than one year of a term to which some other person was elected House of Representatives shall be elected to the office of the House of Representatives more than once. But this article shall not apply to any person holding the office of House of Representatives when this article was proposed by the Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of House of Representatives, or acting as House of Representative, during the term within which this article becomes operative from holding the office of House of Representatives or acting as House of Representative during the remainder of such term. No person holding the office of House of Representatives shall receive a separate pension plan, unless it is combined with other Federal service plans.
Section 3. This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission to the States by the Congress.
Why is this important?
Life long politicians only concern is being re-elected. Therefore, they act in their own best interest and cater to whomever is providing the most money for their re-election. The 22nd Ammendment sets term limits for the President of the United States. The time has come for Congress to have term limits as well. I have taken the 22nd Ammendment and modified it to apply to the Senate and House of Representatives.